The Federal government has said that an addition of 500mw to the national grid via coal was expected to be realised from the agreement with One Nation Energy Platform Ltd(ONEP).
Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, described the pact as a welcome development for government’s quest for a robust energy mix that would support the nation’s aspiration for development of the power sector.
He also the coal-power project would provide stable power, devoid of challenges of sabotage from vandals, determined to frustrate the present administration’s effort at providing adequate and reliable power to all Nigerians.
Speaking after signing the pact for 500mw coal-fired power plant in Enugu by ONEP ltd, Nebo said Nigeria was blessed with abundance of coal deposits, with Enugu being the hub, as its coal deposit was in three layers when compared with other parts of the country which had one layer of the resource deposited at a point, all across large stretch in eight other states.
According to him, citing the coal powered plant in the Enugu axis was a welcome development as Ugwuaji, one of the settlements in Enugu state, houses one of the biggest transmission sub-station in the country, making evacuation of the generated power easier.
Earlier, the Chairman of ONEP, Chief Uzoma Obiyo, expressed his company’s commitment to the realization of the project and called on the government to help fast track the procurement of necessary permits, licenses and approvals.